The underrepresentation of "COVID toes" in skin of color: An example of racial bias or evidence of a tenuous disease association?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Metropolitan Medical Center, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
² Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
³ Department of Dermatology, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Elmhurst Medical Center, New York.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Metropolitan Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁸ Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁹ Division of Dermatology, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Cumberland Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: shoshana.marmon@nychhc.org.

Comment

Abigail Cline et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;84(2):e91-e92.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.11.003. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

¹ Department of Dermatology, Metropolitan Medical Center, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
² Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
³ Department of Dermatology, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Elmhurst Medical Center, New York.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Metropolitan Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁸ Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
⁹ Division of Dermatology, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Cumberland Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: shoshana.marmon@nychhc.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; bias; chilblains; coronavirus; infection; minorities; pernio; race; skin of color; virus.

Comment on

Absence of specific cutaneous manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a reference center in Brazil.
Avancini J, Miyamoto D, Arnone M, Gabbi TVB, Ferreira PS, Festa-Neto C, Sanches JA. Avancini J, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jan;84(1):e67. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.09.030. Epub 2020 Sep 15. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 32946969 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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